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INTERVIEW: ENGINE DOMINANCE SHOW REPORT: ‘PROFIT HUNTER’ IN COMMERCIAL PARIS AIR SHOW UNLEASHED AVIATION 2017 P 7 P 21 P 28 AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2017 `100.00 (INDIA-BASED BUYER ONLY) VOLUME 10 • ISSUE 4 WWW.SPSAIRBUZ.COM ANAIRBUZ EXCLUSIVE MAGAZINE ON CIVIL AVIATION FROM INDIA PAGE 10 DRONES AND CIVIL AVIATION AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION RNI NUMBER: DELENG/2008/24198 ENGINE INTELLIGENCE. HUMAN EXPERTISE. Powered by advanced analytics, Pratt & Whitney experience, and your fleet expertise. Our shared insights become your most valuable assets. ALL TOGETHER, SMARTER. enginewise.com A UNITED TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY TABLE OF CONTENTS DRONES / REGULATIONS P10 DRONES AND CIVIL AVIATION The variety and number of UAVs in the non-military segment, the roles these are being employed in and their capability as well as performance levels, are multiplying rapidly. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW / EMBRAER COMMERCIAL P7 ‘Profit Hunter’ UNLEASHED Identifying Asia-Pacific as one of the most promising markets for the E-Jets, in a one-on-one with SP’s AirBuz, Cesar Pereira outlines his vision and plans for the region. P&W Customer Training Center in Hyderabad INTERVIEW / PRATT & WHITNEY DEPARTMENTS P18 PRATT & WHITNEY TRANSFORMING P2 A WORD FROM EDITOR AVIATION P3 NEWS BRIEFS Palash Roy Chowdhury, Managing Director, P32 FINALLY Pratt & Whitney India, in conversation with Neetu Dhulia of SP’s AirBuz. P12 DRONES / SECURITY AIRPort security – PLUG THE GAPS P14 REGIONAL AVIATION / ROLE JETS CAN DECONGEST MAJOR HUBS P21 ENGINES / P&W ENGINE DOMINANCE IN COMMERCIAL AVIATION ONE-ON-ONE P24 TECHNOLOGY / CONNECTIVITY INTERVIEW / HONEYWELL STAYING CONNECTED SHOW REPORT / P26 “THE IMPORTANCE THAT WE GIVE TO THE P28 PARIS AIR SHOW 2017 INDIA MARKET IS VERY, VERy high!” SHOW BILLS $150 BILLION DEALS Awards 2017 Neelu Khatri, President Aerospace, Honeywell India, talks to Rohit Goel of SPECIAL SP’s AirBuz about Honeywell’s connected CONTRIBUTION TO solutions for the Indian market. BUSINESS AVIATION SP’S AIRBUZ • ISSUE 4 • 2017 • 1 A WORD FROM EDITOR PUBLISHER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jayant Baranwal EDITOR Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd) ASSISTANT GROUP EDITOR R. Chandrakanth (Bengaluru) DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR Neetu Dhulia CONTRIBUTORS Group Captain A.K. Sachdev (Retd) Group Captain Joseph Noronha (Retd) S.R. Swarup, Vasuki Prasad NE OF THE PROBLEMS that afflicts the Indian airline industry and which is Shriniwas Mishra likely get worse with the passage of time is the congestion at the six major airports CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR that serve as hubs. In this issue of SP’s AirBuz, R. Chandrakanth analyses the prob- Jayant Baranwal lem and explains how regional jet airliners can be used mitigate this problem. PLANNING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OThe other problem pertains to the growing menace of unregulated operations by Executive Vice President: Rohit Goel Drones and its implications for air safety. This issue carries a piece by the undersigned on the ADMIN & COORDINATION subject of proper integration of Drones with manned air traffic in civil airspace. In his article Bharti Sharma in this issue of SP’s AirBuz on Airport Security, Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd) delves on the ASST - ADMIN, HR & INFRA Pooja Tehlani inadequate security arrangements at civil airports in India and how exploitation of this weak- CREATIVE DIRECTOR ness by anti-national elements could have serious implications for national security. Anoop Kamath A major event on the global aviation scene in the recent past was the 52nd Air Show GRAPHIC DESIGNERS at Paris held from June 19 to 25 at the Le Bourget airport. The two leading aerospace Vimlesh Kumar Yadav , Sonu Singh Bisht majors in the global civil aviation industry displayed their latest products and notched Designer (3D animation): Kunal Verma up large orders. Boeing launched the 737 MAX 10, the newest member of the 737 MAX Research Asst/Graphics: Survi Massey family, with more than 361 orders and Airbus announced $39.7 billion worth of new busi- SALES & MARKETING Director Sales & Marketing: Neetu Dhulia ness including firm orders for 144 airliners. Embraer, the aerospace major from Brazil General Manager Sales: Rajeev Chugh displayed the E195-E2, the ‘Profit Hunter’ which is the newest member of the company’s SP’S WEBSITES family of regional jets. A detailed report on the civil aviation component of the Paris Air Sr Web Developer: Shailendra Prakash Ashish Show by R. Chandrakanth figures in this issue of SP’s AirBuz. Web Developer: Ugrashen Vishwakarma Given the recent policy changes, Pratt & Whitney sees tremendous opportunities the © SP Guide Publications, 2017 Regional Connectivity Scheme will generate for the civil aviation industry. In an inter- SUBSCRIPTION/ CIRCULATION view conducted by Neetu Dhulia of SP’s AirBuz, Palash Roy Chowdhury, Managing Direc- Annual Inland: `600 • Foreign: US$180 tor, Pratt & Whitney India, made it clear that the company sees India as an important E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] strategic market and supports the ‘Make in India’ campaign of the Modi-led government LETTER TO EDITOR that translates its vision of making India a global manufacturing hub. A report on the [email protected] interaction is a part of this issue of SP’s AirBuz. Embraer too is highly optimistic about FOR ADVERTISING DETAILS CONTACT the market prospects in the Asia-Pacific region. The company estimates that the Asia- [email protected] Pacific region, including China, will see receive 1,710 new airliners by 2036 and in the next [email protected] two decades, the total in-service fleet will reach 1,790 aircraft. In a one-on-one with SP’s SP GUIDE PUBLICATIONS PVT LTD AirBuz, Cesar Pereira, the newly appointed Vice President, Commercial Aviation Asia- A-133 Arjun Nagar (Opposite Defence Colony), New Delhi 110003, India. Pacific,tof Embraer, outlines his vision and plans for the region. Tel: +91 (11) 24644693, 24644763, 24620130 Honeywell International broke new ground in India when for the first time, it show- Fax: +91 (11) 24647093 cased a Boeing 757 remodelled as a ‘Connected Aircraft’. The high speed connectivity that E-mail: [email protected] this technology offers, adds a new dimension in the efficiency and productivity of plat- BENGALURU, INDIA forms employed in the civil aviation industry across the board and has the potential to be 204, Jal Vayu Vihar, Kalyan Nagar a game changer. The company sees a huge market for this innovative technology not only Bengaluru 560043, India. in India, but in the global market as well. Neelu Khatri, President Aerospace, Honeywell Tel: +91 (80) 23682204 www.spguidepublications.com India, elaborates on this concept in a discussion with Rohit Goel of SP’s AirBuz. All this and more in this issue of SP’s AirBuz. Welcome aboard and wish you happy Owned, published and printed by Jayant Baranwal, printed at Kala Jyothi Process Pvt Ltd landings! and Published at A-133, Arjun Nagar (Opposite Defence Colony), New Delhi 110003, India. All rights reserved. MEMBER OF: B.K. Pandey APPLIED FOR Editor 2 • SP’S AIRBUZ • Issue 4 • 2017 www.spsaIrbuz.com G quently, what elevated the business jet from a luxury toy to what is increas- ingly seen as a vital corporate tool? In the US, hundreds of Fortune 500 com- panies now flaunt their own aircraft, with companies arguing that this vital conveyance saves time and boosts pro- ductivity.NEWS A recentBRIEFS CNN report quoted ( AIRLINE NEWS delivered planes and interim bridge financ- both airlines continue to enjoy a strong and ing for the rest for a period of 15 months. healthy relationship. “We remain commit- “In addition to the government guarantee, ted to our strategic partnership which has INTERLINE AGREEMENT BETWEEN QATAR Air India will offer the aircraft as security. grown to become the largest carriers of AIRWAYS AND VISTARA The facility should be a direct loan without international traffic to and from India with In August this year, flag carrier Qatar the requirement for formation of a special one in five passengers flying with Etihad Airways entered into a new interline part- purpose vehicle structure, which requires Airways and Jet Airways. “Together, we nership with the Tata-Singapore Airlines title transfer,” the tender document said. operate 257 services each week, each way Vistara. The agreement allows passengers As part of fleet expansion plan, in 2006, Air between Abu Dhabi and 15 cities across of each airline to travel seamlessly under India had placed orders with Boeing for 68 India,” the spokesperson said. Stressing that a single ticket on the other’s network via aircraft. The list included 27 Dreamliners, 15 speculation of anything to the contrary is Indian gateways to destinations to which Boeing 777-300ER, eight Boeing 777-200LR completely misguided and misinformed. both airlines operate. The baggage al- and 18 Boeing 737-800. The spokesperson said the dynamic part- lowances of the passengers will be as per nership with Jet Airways has resulted in in- the issuing airline’s rules. Qatar Airways DELTA, AIR FRANCE-KLM, VIRGIN creased benefits for travellers. The response operates services from Doha to New Delhi, ATLANTIC JOINT VENTURE was to queries on whether Etihad is looking Kochi, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, to sell its stake in Jet Airways. A leading Mumbai, Khozikode, Kolkata, Goa, Hyder- full-service carrier, Jet Airways flies to 65 abad, Chennai, Nagpur and Thiruvanabtha- destinations, including in the Middle East, puram. Vistara does not currently operate Europe and North America. Jet Airways, to Khozikode, Kolkata, Goa, Hyderabad, with a fleet of 113 aircraft, has code share Chennai, Nagpur and Thiruvananthapuram. pacts with various international airlines, Vistara has interline or through check-in Delta will invest €375 million to acquire including Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch agreements with Air France, KLM, Japan ten per cent equity in the Air France-KLM Airlines and Air France.